- [Voiceover] Hello, I'm Mary Cooch,and welcome to Essential Training,using the Moodle 2.5 learning platform.Moodle is a trademark owned by Martin Dougiamas,Founder and Lead Developer of Moodle.In this course I'll show you step-by-stephow to create effective and engaging Moodle courses.First, I'll show you how you can set up your Moodleso it feels right for you and your learners,then I'll show you some cool ways of adding contentthey can read, view, listen to or download.

Next we're going to look at getting themto interact with each other, and learn collaboratively.I'll also go through the important issueof assessing and grading online, and even getting Moodleto do the grading for you.Finally, I'll show you how you can keep copiesof your course to use again, share with othersor take away with you.This course is designed specifically with teachers in mind.Okay then, let's get started withEssential Training, using the Moodle 2.5 learning platform.

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10/8/2013

Teachers, learn how to create engaging courses with Moodle 2.5 and get your students excited about online learning. In this course, Moodle expert Mary Cooch shows you all the steps to creating classes for K–12 and college settings. Learn how to set up Moodle so it's just right for your classroom, add course materials (including videos, widgets, and web links), get your students enrolled, and start fostering collaborative learning with blogs and chats. Plus, learn to build quizzes, grade assignments, and get student feedback. Mary also shows you how to back up a copy of your course to use again the next year, or share with others.